DC 02/17/14

INSIDE

Mustangs fall to Temple

Presciptions still dangerous

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Beginning to accept coming out

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Arts District Chorale performs

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“The momentum from being ranked 23rd in the country really inspired us, as has Larry Brown and his commitment to the student body. We were out here last week and he came at 6:30 to shake hands and gave us coffee so we really just want to go to the game and support our school.” – Brie Strickland

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“It’s kind of my last chance to be part of something really spirited for SMU. We got here at 7:30 and we were kind of surprised that four more tents were set up before we got here.” – Ali Williams

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“You know, it’s been a really long time since this community has had a sports team to get behind. ...[I]t’s different now and it’s really great to see everybody coming out because they realize what it means not only to the school but [also] Dallas.” – Reece Graham

When SMU senior Chanesia Johnson graduated from Dallas ISD David W. Carter high school, she knew she wanted more. Only 25 percent of Carter graduates are prepared for college-level reading and math and she was one of them.

The accomplished scholar received and accepted a full-ride scholarship to Dartmouth University.

“I wanted to be an electrical engineer,” she said. “I went to Dartmouth because of the name.

It’s an Ivy League, and it was far from Texas.”

But after her first few semesters, Johnson realized she may not have made the best choice. Dartmouth offered a limited number of programs to support students coming from a public, low socioeconomic status high school and the dreary New Hampshire weather impacted her emotional well-being. She suffered from seasonal affective disorder and wanted to go back home.

SMU, with its reputable school of engineering, seemed like the best fit for Johnson. But getting into the institution would be no easy fete. SMU transfers seeking a scholarship are required to have at least 50 hours of transferrable credit before receiving acceptance into the university. Although Johnson had over 60 hours of credit, not all of her Dartmouth

hours were accepted at SMU. “Most of the credits I had didn’t transfer into the required GEC courses,” she said. “I had to spend time in the summer to complete my GEC requirements.”

Johnson waited and applied in February of 2012 after she obtained enough transferrable credit hours from Dallas County Community College District, which has an automatic decision deal with SMU. Students transferring from Austin Community College (ACC) District will now have the chance to take a deal similar to the one Johnson made. The university announced a new partnership with ACC Tuesday, easing the transfer process for ACC students.

“SMU is committed to increasing our transfer-student numbers and expanding the list of community colleges who send students our way,” said Stephanie Dupaul, SMU associate vice president for enrollment management. “Agreements that allow students to easily transfer community college credits... [gives SMU] the benefits of terrific, highly motivated students.”

Johnson, president of SMU Mustang Transfers, is just one of those many motivated new transfer students. Transfers make up about 19 percent of the undergraduate population and come from across the nation. The ACC agreement gives more than 43,000 Texas students easier access to SMU.

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Student Life

First-year Switzerland program brings change Olivia Cassidy Contributing Writer ocassidy@smu.edu

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“I think it’s a great opportunity for the SMU students to really come out and support the team and I think this is one of the first chances students have had to really implement this. ” – Elliott Bouillion

With SMU’s admissions standards rising, it has become increasingly difficult for students to gain acceptance to the university.

However, in the fall of 2013 SMU started a new program: for some students, who would otherwise be waitlisted for a semester to the university, they now have the chance to study abroad at Franklin College in Switzerland for the fall semester before transferring to SMU in the spring.

“I was really excited when I heard [about the chance to go abroad]. I thought Switzerland would be really cool,” first-year program participant Ana Cabello Gorena said.

Sarah Mosso, another participant, agreed.

“It really influenced my decision to come to SMU. When narrowing down my college choices, I thought studying

abroad would be an amazing opportunity,” Mosso said.

Approximately 20 firstyear students studied together in Lugano, Switzerland. Wes K. Waggoner, the dean of undergraduate admission and executive director of enrollment Services at SMU, explained that the Switzerland program was chosen partly because of the host university’s ties to SMU. “Franklin College’s President Greg Warden is a former SMU faculty member, which presented an obvious opportunity to partner with Franklin College,” Waggoner said. “Plus, Franklin’s U.S.-based accreditation helps smooth the transition for the students.”

According to Gorena, the group “bonded really nicely,” becoming a tight-knit family that studied together during the week and traveled together on weekends. Waggoner agreed, noting that the first semester was “absolutely a success.”

“The students have now started their SMU career with

an experience that will bring invaluable insight into their studies here,” Waggoner said.

The students were able to visit countries all over Europe, and even participated in academic travel experiences in Geneva, Switzerland and Vienna, Austria to witness United Nations meetings.

One of the most exciting aspects of the program could be the possible change it will bring to the campus attitude toward studying abroad.

When asked if they would go abroad for a semester again, both Gorena and Mosso responded definitively.

Though SMU offers excellent study abroad programs, the number of students who go abroad for a semester is relatively small.

“It’s hard to be gone for a whole semester… A lot of people get really comfortable here, and think they would miss it too much,” senior Brie Strickland said.

Many students share

that attitude, which is a tribute to the incredible undergraduate experience that SMU offers.

However, 20-some firstyears returning with tales of a semester in Switzerland and the desire to go abroad again could make a difference in the campus attitude toward taking a semester overseas.

“I know I’ve definitely promoted going abroad for a semester... it’s such an eyeopening experience,” Mosso said.

“I think it was the best thing I could’ve done in college.”

Many students who decide not to go abroad fear being far away, are concerned about finances or are simply unaware of the programs SMU offers.

However, the students returning from Switzerland could increase awareness of SMU’s programs, promote the benefits of studying overseas and encourage their fellow first-years to consider a semester abroad for themselves.

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HEALTH

MONDAY n FEBRUARY 17, 2014 Substance Abuse

Alarming studies show prescription drug abuse on the rise eastan croson Health and Fitness Editor ecroson@smu.edu Shattering the myths about drug abuse, National Drug Facts Week reveals that prescription drug abuse is not safer than illegal drug abuse.

Of course illegal drug abuse is always a concern to watch out for among teens and young adults, but the misuse of legal prescription medications is increasingly the subject of new studies.

In 2007, the number of overdose deaths from prescription opiates outnumbered deaths from heroin and cocaine combined according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA).

A shocking statistic that those involved in substance abuse prevention and addiction treatment hope to bring awareness to.

A recent study led by Lauren K. Whiteside, M.D., of the Division of Emergency Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle found that one in 10 teens reported using opiates or prescription sedatives for nonmedical reasons. Only a small number of teens using opiates and sedatives had a prescription for them, and teens who used them for non-medical reasons were more likely to misuse other

substances as well.

Chris Galloway, M.D., a dailyRx expert specializing in emergency medicine, said narcotic pain medications are one of the most often prescribed drug classes, with sedatives not far behind.

“When monitored, these medications can be effective and safe,” Galloway said. “The reality is that we are seeing an ever increasing number of patients using these drugs with out prescription.”

Another report from The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University, Wasting the Best and the Brightest: Substance Abuse at America’s Colleges and Universities, reveals a disturbing public health crisis on college campuses.

CASA found that the intensity of excessive drinking and other drug use has risen sharply from 1993 to 2005, reporting that nearly half of full-time college students binge drink, abuse prescription drugs and/or abuse of illegal drugs.

Almost one in four of university students meet the criteria for substance abuse or dependence. This study places students at a two and a half times the proportion of rest of the U.S. population that meet this same criteria.

SMU Director of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention John H. Sanger defines drug abuse as the use of illegal drugs, or the misuse of recreational use of prescription or over-the-counter drugs. Sanger added that this also includes taking someone else’s medication or taking your own prescription in a manner not consistent with your doctor’s instructions.

The drug abuse problem among university students goes beyond the binge drinking commonly seen on college campuses. Since the early 1990s the proportion of students abusing prescription opioids, stimulants tranquilizers and sedatives has increased dramatically.

The amount of students abusing pain killers increased 343 percent to 240,000 students and sedatives increased 225 percent to 101,000 students according according to CASA’s original assessment.

Sanger also commented that drug abuse, including the risk of prescription medication, happens in all areas of society including college campuses.

So what exactly are opiates and sedatives? Opiates are narcotic pain killers usually prescribed to treat pain. Sedative drugs includes sleep aids and barbiturates. Both opiates and sedatives can be inappropriately used for recreational purposes.

“Opiates and sedatives both act as central nervous system depressants and there is danger of overdose and

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Prescription drug abuse isn’t safer than illegal drug abuse — opiates and sedatives abuse on the rise.

death, especially when taken in combination with other depressants including alcohol,” Sanger said. “There is also a danger of addiction — especially with opiates, as tolerance builds rapidly and users find themselves using increasingly larger and stronger doses.”

According to Sanger, the increased availability through prescriptions, diversion of medication, online and street sources and the increasing acceptance of recreational substance abuse among students — especially in the 18- to 24-yearold age range — are some reasons as to why the number of teenagers and students using prescription drugs is growing.

CASA surveyed a nationally representative sample of 2,000 students who said they drink and abuse substances to relieve stress, relax, have fun, forget about their problems and, under peer pressure, used to feel included.

This is not a new problem by any means, but it is a

one that deserves some new attention. Although prescription medications can be strong allies, they can also lead to some serious health risks when abused.

“Opiate users who become physically dependent become very ill when they stop using, and this also drives and maintains the ongoing struggle to continue using to avoid feeling sick,” Sanger said.

“Withdrawal from sedatives can be life-threatening and should be medically managed.”

The NIDA reports that when opiates are abused, a large single dose can cause severe respiratory depression and death.

Withdrawal symptoms can occur if drug use is suddenly reduced or stopped, including restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps and involuntary leg movements.

Sedatives cause drowsiness and sleepiness as well as reducing heart rate and breathing, in some

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cases them to the point that death occurs. Other side effects include experiences of depression, thoughts of self-injury or suicide, anxiety, aggression, restlessness, hallucinations and loss of personality.

Students who may be struggling with this issue or other forms of substance abuse can seek help from a variety of resources provided by the SMU Center of Alcohol and drug Abuse Prevention, which can also help students find appropriate help and resources in the community.

Free and confidential consultation and counseling is available through the center.

SMU also has a weekly Student Recovery Support Group which meets in the Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports every Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Room 104.

There is also a 12 Step Support Group at the Highland Park United Methodist Church each Thursday at 6 p.m. in Room 385.

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Press On

“Busy-ness is the Comfort Food of the Soul” Dr. sTePHen ranKIn Chaplain rankins@smu.edu

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The Arts District Chorale performed a Valentine’s show in SMU’s own Meadows Taubman Atrium Thursday.

Arts District Chorale sets Valentine’s weekend rhythm lauren jones Contributing Writer lnjones@mail.smu.edu High notes pierced the air and resonated with beautiful vibrato throughout the Taubman Atrium Thursday night. The audience was speechless.

In awe of Chorale soprano Anna Popova’s talent, the atrium grew silent in anticipation of her next note. Once again her voice rang out with clarity and finesse, perfectly reaching even the highest notes. The audience burst into applause as she smiled proudly.

The Arts District Chorale performed a variety of love songs in their Valentine’s Day concert. The concert, held in the Taubman Atrium, included a variety of music, spanning a classical repertoire to favorites like “My Funny Valentine.”

Throughout the concert, it was clear that each of the Chorale’s singers loved performing. Tom Morgan, Chorale tenor, has been with the Arts District Chorale for 12 years.

“I love the exhilaration and emotional high from singing,” Morgan said.

According to Chorale

President Dennis Harrison, the Chorale is very unique. Unlike a symphony choir with 200 voices, the Arts District Chorale has approximately 60 members.

There are both amateur and professional singers, and for any given concert, only 40-50 singers will actually perform. Concerts are also planned with special surprises.

Each guest received a goody bag filled with Chocolate Secret’s truffles and iced cookies Thursday. The concerts are all themed and the Chorale hosts four annual concerts.

“We try to do music so that it’s more an event than a concert.

We want to pull the audience in,” Harrison said.

Thursday night was no exception. Although the venue was small, Chorale conductor Constantina Tsolainou chose the venue to develop an emotional connection with the audience and further enhance their Valentine’s Day experience.

The Arts District Chorale was founded in 1989 as The Cathedral Chorale at Cathedral Guadalupe in the Arts District.

During its first years, the Chorale helped re-establish the historic cathedral’s place in the

community as a center for fostering culture. In 2001, The Cathedral Chorale became the Arts District Chorale and received its non-profit status.

According to their website, the Chorale is working to change its relationship with the Dallas community and has partnered with St. Paul United Methodist Church, DISD and Booker T. Washington High School for the Visual and Performing Arts to bring art to disadvantaged children in South Dallas.

These children will participate in an apprentice program this summer at Booker T. Washington.

The program aims to foster a love of music through music lessons and planned field trips to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

The Arts District Chorale’s next concert will be held April 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cathedral Guadalupe.

The concert, entitled “Surround Sound: 360 degrees of Music” will feature brass organs. Tickets can be purchased online on ArtsDistrictChorale.org.

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Most of us can identify our comfort food, what we eat when we need a little touch of home or we’re feeling insecure or stressed or we’re scrambling for time and need the convenience. Mine is a peanut butter and honey sandwich. (Chunky or creamy: Any guesses?) PB and J works, too.

For busy college students, strangely enough, busy-ness works like spiritual comfort food. What do you do when, feeling swamped, you need a break? You kill 30 minutes catching up with Facebook friends or you pull out your phone and scan your favorite apps or you call your Mom or a friend just to chat. Or you play video games. Or you go out for a while, probably stay too long and wind up starting your homework a couple of hours later than you originally intended.

What you don’t do is nothing. Hands busy, eyes, busy, brain busy. The brain craves stimulation and the visual images we process come in shorter faster bursts than in the past. A video ad nowadays takes about 15 -20 seconds, maybe even shorter. Do an

But you need to do nothing – even if only for a few minutes – on a regular basis.

You need to rest, to think, to reflect, to pray, to ponder. You need to disconnect from the stimulation and let your soul sort things out. It won’t feel good at first. Busy-ness is our spiritual comfort food and we need to de-tox from it. But if you insert little periods of doing nothing into your busy life, you will find it pays rich rewards. internet search for TV ads from the ‘50s and ‘60s and notice how long they are. The images change fairly quickly but the ads are longer. Mrs. Olson takes a full minute to convince us to buy Folgers Coffee. One product, one minute. Unheard of these days.

Almost everybody thinks they multi-task, although some of the research I’ve read says that actually none of us does.

We do a lot of different things apparently at the same time, but in actuality we’re doing one thing at a time in very short segments. Our attention is distracted. We’re processing lots of information quickly, but very superficially. And we’ve practiced this activity so much it is “normal.”

What we don’t do is nothing.

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Creativity stifled by restrictions

Yesterday during the women’s basketball game against the University of Houston, SMU celebrated the Play 4Kay initiative in which the school and the athletic program raised money in support of breast cancer research and awareness.

At some point, we as a society become numb to causes we hear about day in and day out, but this one really raised my eyebrows. Hundreds of grown men and women, with children in tow, dressed in pink Mustang shirts, holding their hands on their hearts as the national anthem was sung by members of the Susan G. Komen foundation as survivors of this terrible disease.

So whether you’re numb to the cause or not, go find someone to hug and pray for their well-being tonight. Cancer can affect anyone at anytime, and deserves to be taken seriously at all times.

Some causes get tiresome, some just get old, but what the Play 4Kay initiative does is remind us that people can still come together, work for a similar cause and still enjoy a pastime we all can appreciate.

—Matthew Costa, SMU senior

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Tainted love zain haidar Contributing Writer zhaidar@smu.edu Love is in the air, but the sky is falling.

Over the last few years, with February 14 in mind specifically, we can all appreciate that affection and romance are just plain weird. Chocolates, paper hearts, feelings – what’s the real worth of all these fuddyduddy goo-goo-ga-ga aspects of our lives?

And what are the real chances that beyond all the paper mache knick-knacks we use to make ourselves feel good, we have a shot at being with someone that deserves our time? Take me for instance (no seriously, someone take me).

I’m the classic example of why people give up on love, romance and other things that make the world nice. I swing between emotional unavailability and clinginess. I waver between intense jealousy and unprecedented apathy. I am hollow, selfish and terrible at communicating. I’ve cheated on lovers that cared truly about me, I’ve lied to people that deeply trusted me and I’ve made pains to let down my friends.

So really I should be out of this ridiculous game – I need to give up on the idea that I’m going to find someone to celebrate existing with. But, despite all that, I’m always beaten back into the current of romance – losing myself in lust and the feeling of lightness you get when you make a true human connection.

Love is overrated, but what isn’t these days? Maybe it’s time to give up cynicism and let my feelings take over.

Or maybe I’ll watch Netflix instead.

jordan moore Arts & Entertainment Editor mooreja@smu.edu I’m going to be honest about one thing: there are far too many restrictions oftentimes when it comes to school.

Professors take the giant red pen while grading and circle, underline and comment on every little thing your paper is missing.

Professors force you to take up Twitter when you may not have thought you would want or need one previously. The list goes on.

These are fairly broad examples and they do not take into consideration some exceptions. But, hear me out when I say that these situations

risk stifling the creativity of students.

First, when it comes to grading essays, short answer responses and any other commentary, is it truly necessary to be so subjective as to suggest a different word to use? It’s one thing to count off for grammatical error. However, to simply mark through a word with the hated red pen by most students for another that you think is better? Forgive me, but that’s not grading; that’s stifling creativity.

I find the extremity of grading to the point of swapping words that are perfectly suitable for others that are unoriginal to be too subjective.

A writer knows what he or she means to say. A good writer can tell his or her story in a way that is clean, well-written and original. A great writer is one who is able to discern these things for him or herself and have no qualms as to whether or not someone agrees with his or her choice of words.

One’s choice of words are even more so thought about when social media such as Twitter comes into play. With only 140 characters to use per tweet, there’s only so much space to allow for one’s own thoughts.

I hardly think it helps that in classes nowadays, students are being forced to remain within the bounds of strictly one topic and for strictly professional use.

I can understand that it is rare for anyone to want to read a friend’s long-winded diary entry on Facebook. I can understand that most people do not care enough to see what their friend ate for lunch on Instagram. However, Twitter, by offering only 140 characters to tweet anyway, filters many of these concerns and those related concerns out.

Besides, what’s the harm in being a little humorous (if you possesses that ability) in a tweet anyway? People are attracted to humor; it means that someone is human. The ability to be witty and clever in only so many

words is a talent all on its own, if you ask me. So why stifle that by requiring that students pick a beat and stick to it?

It may seem more important for some students to tweet more than others, based on their field of study. For example, journalism students need to spread news as it hits, not hours later when it may be irrelevant. However, even these students have personalities and some means of creativity; there should be some mingling of such on these social media accounts to allow them to create their own “brand” as a journalist.

Professors, please do not misunderstand me; I respect you and am thankful to have you all as those who I can learn from. You’re all brilliant. All I ask is that you allow your students to be brilliant as well by not restricting them where restriction is unnecessary.

Moore is a senior majoring in journalism.

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“I know you’ve come up against this, and I certainly have too—where being a woman and our value and our worth is basically associated with our marital status or whether or not we have procreated.”

—Jennifer Aniston on society’s view on women “I just want to make sure I could tell my story the way I want to tell it. I just want to own my truth.”

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Culture moving toward acceptance

—University of Missouri football player Michael Sam after coming out as gay “We don’t do anything without an audience, do we?”

—Taylor Swift on her public haircut “Now it is time for the next chapter. I have new dreams and aspirations, and I want new challenges.”

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lauren aguirre Online Editor lcaguirre@smu.edu Ellen Page announced that she is gay over the weekend.

Earlier this month, NFL draft prospect Michael Sam also came out. Thankfully, the reception to these two announcements has been mostly positive.

Many people discussed Page’s announcement on Twitter. Most of the tweets were positive, supporting Page and quoting parts of her coming out speech. Other comments blew the announcement off, saying things like “I don’t care

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that Ellen Page is gay” or “Was I the only one who knew that she wasn’t straight?”

These comments demonstrate a shift in our culture. Once upon a time, for as many encouraging reactions, there would have been just as many hateful ones.

So far, I have seen very few comments denouncing Page for being gay. In fact, the majority of reactions have been dismissive.

While the announcement is important, many people don’t seem to believe it’s a huge headline.

This is a good thing. A gay person isn’t more important because they are gay. Page and Sam’s announcements have only been in discussion because many people still hold negative attitudes toward the LGBT community. Page shouldn’t be regarded more highly or lowly as an actress because she is gay.

She, and other members of the LGBT community, should be treated as a people, regardless

of their sexual orientation. The reactions dismissing Page’s announcement are a step toward neutral attitudes to the gay community.

On the other hand, while Sam has received just as much support as Page, he faces more backlash because of his sexual orientation. While the NFL has released a statement of support, Sam may have more difficulty being drafted. Sports Illustrated ran a piece discussing the culture of the NFL. Many people who were quoted voiced concern over an openly gay player. Teams may be hesitant to pick Sam because of his sexual orientation.

Really? There are over 1,500 NFL players, all of whom are men. Can you really tell me there aren’t gay players already? Players have come out after they retired from the NFL. Why should Sam’s draft prospects be lower because of his announcement? He would still be gay if he hadn’t said

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anything. His announcement shouldn’t affect his NFL career.

Shame on NFL culture.

However, NFL’s statement of support speaks of another step in the right direction. Today, it appears that the politically correct thing to do is to support people who come out. This is also a good thing. The cultural mainstream is accepting of the LGBT community. It seems a minority of people openly state that homosexuality is wrong. Our culture seems to be shifting toward acceptance to the LGBT community.

Overall, the reactions to Page and Sam have been mostly positive. A person is a person, regardless of their sexual orientation. While our culture still has a long way to go, we have progressed forward toward a culture of acceptance.

Aguirre is a sophomore majoring in journalism.

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MONDAY n FEBRUARY 17, 2014 Women’s Basketball

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Mays, Simpson Kay-O Cougars Matthew Costa Contributing Writer mcosta@smu.edu

couple of them, their hands were down. They were pretty easy 3s.

They weren’t really pressured 3s.

Shooting-wise, this was [my best game] probably.”

Besides Mays’ herculean effort, senior Akil Simpson dropped in 14 points and 13 rebounds to add yet another double-double to the senior’s outstanding career.

Simpson’s rebounding was a critical part of the Mustangs’ success considering Houston had 11 offensive boards at halftime before head coach Rhonda Rompola expressed to her team how important it was to dominate the glass in the second half, despite leading 34-24 on the scoreboard.

“They get a lot of their points off second chances and third chances,” Rompola said. “We felt like we were allowing them to be physical [in the first half].

It was a point of emphasis for us.

We came out and matched up in the second half.”

SMU was able to do enough in the final 20 minutes to balloon the lead to as many as 22 using a smothering defense

In front of a raucous pink crowd in Moody Coliseum, the SMU Mustangs women’s basketball team (15-10 overall, 6-8 in AAC) looking for a confidence boosting win against its American Athletic Conference opponent, the Houston Cougars Saturday.

What they got was more than just a victory.

On the day SMU and Houston celebrated the Play 4Kay and Breast Cancer Awareness initiative by dawning pink attire and auctioning off items to benefit breast cancer research, Keena Mays and the SMU defense took it upon themselves to put on a show for the ages as the Mustangs cruised to a season-saving 67-50 victory.

Mays dropped in a careerhigh 34 points on 12-of-17 shooting, including an incredible seven made three-pointers and eight rebounds.

“I think today I got a lot of open shots,” Mays said. “A

that held Houston, the AAC’s lowest scoring team, to just 24 percent shooting overall and outrebounded the Cougars by 16.

Speaking about what the win meant to her team that had lost three straight coming into the matchup, Rompola didn’t shy away from how important this one is going forward.

“It gets our confidence back,” she said.

The Mustangs will need that confidence going forward as the season winds to a close starting with a road contest against the University of Memphis Saturday.

“We’re trying to secure a bye,” Rompola said of the AAC tournament. “It would be important for us to try and get a game against Memphis. That’s going to be our focus right now.”

But the feeling of getting back on the right track will be a huge boost for the team that was able to get into the National Invitational Tournament last season.

With efforts like Mays’ and the defense’s today, that could be the case again.

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Temple avenges loss, beats Mustangs 71-64 Demetrio Teniente Sports Editor dteniente@smu.edu Fueled by Dalton Pepper’s 24-point performance Sunday, Temple took down No. 23 SMU 71-64, putting an end to the Mustangs four-game winning streak.

The last time these two teams met, SMU was still unranked and the Mustangs beat Temple handily 75-52 Feb. 6.

On Sunday, not only did Temple avenge its previous loss to SMU, but it also knocked off its first top-25 opponent since 2010. Temple has now defeated a ranked team in its last seven seasons.

Not to take anything away from Temple’s hard fought win, but SMU beat itself just as much as it got beat: Temple had 13 more rebounds than the Mustangs, and SMU missed 12 free throwsshooting an abysmal 53.8 percent from the line.

Losing to Temple was a disappointing end to a week that saw the Mustangs enter the AP rankings for the first time in 29 years.

Temple was dead last in the American Athletic Conference

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All six of the Mustangs losses this season have come on the road.

and had an RPI of 175- such a loss could spell trouble for the Mustangs spot in the top 25.

The Mustangs got solid production Nic Moore, Markus Kennedy and Nick Russell who combined for 43 points.

Kennedy finished with 18 points and five rebounds, marking the 18th time he has scored in double digits.

Moore posted his 22nd double-digit performance of the

season, marking the 10th time in 11 games he has scored 10 points or more.

SMU sits at 20-6 overall and 9-4 in American play. All of the Mustangs losses have come on the road, so a return to Moody Coliseum should help right the ship. SMU will host Houston Wednesday in front of a sell-out crowd. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. and the game will air on ESPNews.

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MONDAY n FEBRUARY 17, 2014 FE ATURE

Twin first-years lead non-profit focused on literacy, fitness Jehadu Abshiro News Writer jabshiro@smu.edu

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First-year twins Laura and Megan Kohner

When the local Big Brother Big Sister, a mentoring nonprofit, shut down due to administration issues, Megan and Laura Kohner continued mentoring elementary school students after school. When the principal said they couldn’t continue mentoring without an organization, they started their own nonprofit.

“Bikes for Kidz” focuses on literacy and fitness in No Child Left Behind Title I recognized public elementary schools in Palm Beach County, Florida. Formed in 2007 with Andrew Kohner and a friend, the organization gives bikes to students at the end of the year as reward for their reading progress.

The Kohner twins were in seventh grade at the time.

“We didn’t want to abandon the kids,” Megan said.

A boy who used to hate to read when he started the program was at the local library where the twins would study. He ran up to them and showed them all the books he had in his hand.

“They really appreciated the attention,” Laura said. “It’s been an amazing experience. It means a lot seeing how happy they are.”

The organization has impacted over 1000 students. The Kohner sisters’ still manage the administrative side; the president of the club at Suncoast Community High School leads the organization.

“I really miss the one-on-one interaction,” Megan said. “Being a mentor is more than you helping with homework. It’s about connecting with the kids.”

Now first-year Cox School of Business students, accounting major Megan and finance major Laura are interested in social entrepreneurship.

“Maybe even with you, if I still

want to work with you,” Megan said to Laura.

The Florida natives are interested leaving an impact through for profit business. The Great Recession hit right about the time Bikes for Kidz started.

“Across the board, non profits took a hit,” Megan said. “There are less hurdles for profit organization, at least in my opinion.”

Even if they don’t work full-time in social work, they see it as part of their life.

“Ultimately impacting young students,” Megan said. “Because K-2nd grade impacts how you are even in high school.”

The outdoorsy twins came to SMU after falling in love with the campus their junior year.

“We knew we wanted to go to school together when we started the college process,” Lauren said.

The 19-year-olds are both Hunt and BBA scholars.

The twins, who were rewarded a $5,000 Pepsi grant for Bikes for Kidz after their social media campaign in high school, managed to gain traction on Twitter last semester after people noticed they wear exactly the same outfit head to toe.

“It’s more of a habit than a conscious decision,” Laura said.

Whichever twin wakes up earlier picks out the outfit. Most of the time, it’s Laura. The twins purchase everything in twos. If the store doesn’t carry two of something, they order it online.

“People always said ‘once you get in high school, that would change,’” Megan said.

“We apparently didn’t. It might be four years from now or it could be tomorrow.”

This time, they were wearing long sleeved white scoped neck tops, seasucker scalloped edge shorts with tan patent leather flats.

“Our taste is similar, “Laura said. She wears her hair parted to the left and her watch on her left wrist.

“Sometime, I will find a pair of pants that I think is really cute and Laura is like are you crazy,” Megan said. She wears hear parted to the left and her watch on her left wrist.

“We chose not start fights over things like that,” Laura said. “We try to be really easy going.”

The twins have exactly the same class schedule and dorm together in Virginia-Snider in a suite. They share a room at their home in Wellington, Florida.

“Once you get to know them, there are differences in their personalities,” Florida State University student Joanne Sullivan said. Sullivan has known the twins for five years and was part of Bike for Kidz for three years.

Kohners both love music and reading. John Green’s “Fault in Our Stars” is a favorite. While Megan uses writing as an outlet, Laura actively searches for new artists. Panic at the Disco, Ed Sheeran and Fall Out Boy are Laura’s all time favorites.

“We share a lot of the same things,” Laura said. “Even if they aren’t coincidental.”

Watching sports, driving downtown at night and seeing all the lite up skyscrapers, five cats, and sledding in iced over Airline Garage during snow days are some of the things that the twins share other than their Nov. 1 birthday.

People tend to stop them and ask if they’re twins.

“We meet a lot of people that way,” Laura said.

“It’s really funny how many people ask the same questions,” Megan said.

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Far too familiar with the problems associated with transferring, Johnson hopes the agreement helps students in the future.

“Most transfer students that I have met that didn’t attend a community college that has a transfer deal with SMU have problems,” she said. “It was a little rough the first year I was here, but I’m starting to get the hang of things.”

The university’s empathy toward transfer students stems from President R. Gerald Turner’s own educational background. Turner started out at Lubbock Christian College and later transferred to Abilene Christian. He eventually went on to receive a master’s and Ph.D. from the University of Texas.

“Transfer students are important to us because they add diversity of life experience in our upper-level classes,” Turner said.

“We like to remind people that there’s more than one way to get a degree at SMU.” SMU Mustang Transfers is a student organization dedicated to easing student’s transition to SMU with social events, dinners, philanthropic activities and more.

To learn more about the transfer student experience, contact the group online.